Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Reach out and touch the hem of his garment's.

I went yesterday with Willard to IGA to do a little grocery shopping. Riding my scooter down each aisle. When we were going through the checkout, I asked Melissa about Terry. Terry was one of the checkout personnel, and when she was working, I tried to go through her register whenever possible. I found out a few months back that Terry had cancer. Hers was lung cancer and kidney cancer. I have been getting such discouraging reports each time I would ask about her. Yesterday Melissa said that they cannot see the cancer in Terry's lungs anymore. The only place they can still see any cancer is in her kidney. I was so pleased and excited for Terry to hear better news about her condition. I hope and pray that her cancer can be 100% cured.
You know, cancer is so unpredictable. I remember six years ago when I was first told that I had cancer. I went through radiation treatments and was told there was only a 3% chance that it would come back. I was in the 3% that it did come back. Dr. Gehrig did surgery, plus chemo after the surgery. I was told that time there was a 12% chance of the cancer returning. Well it did come back, so I was in that 12% group. Some could say that this was just bad luck. But I do not believe in luck neither good nor bad. Now, if, they can get rid of my present cancer, there's 100% chance that it will come back. 100%, I still think sometimes that I can beat those odds. God has his plan. As of yet I really don't know what God's plan is for me. I do know what ever it is, it's going to be grand.
I hope that each one of you will keep Terry in your prayers. She's a single parent, and that's bad enough. But being a single parent with cancer, it's got to be very hard. Again please keep her in your prayers. I'm praying that God will heal her, and make her 100% whole again. I remember the story of the woman who touched the hem of Of Christ's garment.
Matthew 9:22
But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. By faith, she knew, if she could only touch the garment that Jesus wore, she would be made whole.
I'd like to ask you a favor. Close your eyes, and in your minds eye see Jesus standing there. Reach out and touch the hem of his garment. Touch it for Terry, touch it for my sister-in-law Janice Moore, my Facebook friend Paula. Touch it for Roy Norris, and Leslie Jackson. Touch it, for all of us.
James 5:16
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Until next time, Willard and I wish you health and happiness, may God bless and God save.

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